MCQs of Sociology -Poverty in Pakistan

Question 1 of 22

1. Question

Absolute poverty refers to a set standard which is consistent over time and.

in a county
between countries
for a decade
None of these

Question 2 of 22

2. Question

The standard food intake for an adult male is.

1000-1500 calories
1500-2000
2000-2500
None of these

Question 3 of 22

3. Question

The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than.

1 dollar per day
2 dollars per day
3 dollar per day
None of these

Question 4 of 22

4. Question

According to World Bank in 2030 larger proportion of poor will be living in.

Asia
Africa
South America
None of these

Question 5 of 22

5. Question

In developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on.

Absolute poverty
Relative poverty
both a and b
None of these

Question 6 of 22

6. Question

Middle classes tend to be the main beneficiaries of social benefits and service aimed at poor This is called as.

Class factor
Mathew effect
Cultural Cause
None of these

Question 7 of 22

7. Question

In 50s and 60s the national affairs of the country were controlled by.

Industrialist
Feudals
Intelligensia
None of these

Question 8 of 22

8. Question

The absolute poverty line is drawn to show.

the most extreme level of poverty that is found in a society
the estimated minimum level of income needed for subsistence
households that are poor relative to the norms and values of their culture
the areas of a city in which poverty is concentrated

Question 9 of 22

9. Question

Murray though that the underclass consisted of people who.

formed an inferior race with low levels of intelligence
lived morally unsound lives of crime and squalor
were too reliant upon welfare benefits
all of the above

Question 10 of 22

10. Question

The functionalist theory of inequality suggests that.

high rewards and incentives ensures that the most skilled individuals will take the most important social positions
inequality is inevitable and we are born into poverty or wealth
there are no social functions of inequality so it should be eradicated
the idea of a meritocracy is a dangerous ideology

Question 11 of 22

11. Question

The term assets refers to.

the culturally valued commodities and standards of living that make the poor feel relatively deprived
the flow of money a person receives from their salary or wage
a stock of economic resources including land shares and bank deposits
the slices of the population who own differing amounts of wealth

Question 12 of 22

12. Question

The term feminization of poverty refers to.

the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists
women,s increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency
the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a women,s responsibility within the home
the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty

Question 13 of 22

13. Question

Critics of the concept of relative poverty argue that.

it concentrates too much on kinship ties
the government should be raising benefit levels
in modern affluent societies no one is truly poor
it is wrong to make comparisons between countries

Question 14 of 22

14. Question

Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because.

the mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
they lead more people to be defined as in poverty
the median is a more accurate measurement of earning than the mean
all of the above

Question 15 of 22

15. Question

Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of its members in the bottom income quintile?

Whites
Indians
Black Caribbean
Pakistan /Bangladeshis

Question 16 of 22

16. Question

Which of these is not an example of social exclusion?

tax avoidance
gated communities
homelessness
none of the above

Question 17 of 22

17. Question

Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare capitalism?

social democratic socialist communist
social democratic corporatist liberal
social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist
none of above

Question 18 of 22

18. Question

Global economic inequality refers primarily to.

systematic differences in wealth and income between global firms
systematic differences in wealth and income between countries
systematic differences in wealth and income within countries
systematic differences in wealth and income between poorer countries

Question 19 of 22

19. Question

Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country?

Gross National Product
Gross Domestic Product
Purchasing Power Parity
Gross National Income

Question 20 of 22

20. Question

According to the World Bank which of these is a middle-income country?

India
China
Indonesia
Vietnam

Question 21 of 22

21. Question

Dependency theorists from low-income countries drew the ideas.

Walt Rostow
Karl Marx
Immanuel Wallerstein
Bretton Woods

Question 22 of 22

22. Question

The Bretton Woods institutions are.

The international Monetary Fund and the World Bank
The World Trade Organization and the World Bank
The International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization
The United Nations and the World Trade Organization

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